"Defensive positions!"
The Knight Captain immediately raised his lance and issued orders to every member of the knight order.
The well-trained knights formed a Steel Defense Line, swiftly blocking the falling boulders.
Although the individual quality of the knights was not overwhelmingly powerful, they fully displayed every advantage an elite corps ought to possess.
This scene was no small shock to the academy-bred genius Soul Masters.
However, though the various academies reacted a little more slowly, they still gathered around their own academies and formed defensive formations.
This also allowed them to react faster when the later giant falling stones broke through the knights' defensive line.
Among them, what was worth noting was that in this real encounter battle, Skywater Academy actually moved quickly toward Blazing Fire Academy's position.
The one leading Skywater Academy was none other than Shui Bing'er.
At the critical moment, Shui Bing'er calmly directed her teammates to knock down the boulders, and as she drew closer to Blazing Fire Academy's side, she called out:
"Brother Wushuang, let's join forces and defend together!"
When Huo Wushuang saw Shui Bing'er approaching, a flash of delight crossed his face, and without the slightest hesitation, he said, "All right. Stand to one side of us. Focus on knocking down the attacks in front of you and lighten each other's burden."
Although the two teams had never practiced cooperative defense, as long as they stood close together, they could reduce a certain amount of defensive pressure when facing attacks from all directions.
After Shui Bing'er nodded, she led her team to stand on the other side not far from Blazing Fire Academy, forming a pincer-like formation.
This choice of distance, neither too close nor too far, not only avoided the possibility of the two sides injuring each other by mistake, but